Genealogy Circle | by Sandi McCartney
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Genealogy Circle is a blog and newsletter by Sandi McCartney, a genealogy researcher exploring true stories through old records.
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Florence Starr never married.
She taught art on the prairie and lived in a house full of students.
Her niece taught overseas too.
These lives weren’t lost—just waiting in the records.
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#Genealogy #WomenInHistory #HiddenHistory #FamilyHistory
She taught art on the prairie and lived in a house full of students.
Her niece taught overseas too.
These lives weren’t lost—just waiting in the records.
genealogycircle.substack.com/p/what-happe...
#Genealogy #WomenInHistory #HiddenHistory #FamilyHistory
What Happened to Florence Starr?
A teacher from Ohio builds a life out west and quietly changes others’ futures.
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July 25, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Florence Starr never married.
She taught art on the prairie and lived in a house full of students.
Her niece taught overseas too.
These lives weren’t lost—just waiting in the records.
genealogycircle.substack.com/p/what-happe...
#Genealogy #WomenInHistory #HiddenHistory #FamilyHistory
She taught art on the prairie and lived in a house full of students.
Her niece taught overseas too.
These lives weren’t lost—just waiting in the records.
genealogycircle.substack.com/p/what-happe...
#Genealogy #WomenInHistory #HiddenHistory #FamilyHistory
Will Morgan left behind seven children and a life of steady work. Then: prison. A letter. Disappearance. Death alone in a poorhouse. His words from federal prison still echo:
“Whiskey has been my downfall.”
New today in Genealogy Circle:
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“Whiskey has been my downfall.”
New today in Genealogy Circle:
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Will Morgan: A Man Who Tried
He left. They wrote. The story survived.
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July 22, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Will Morgan left behind seven children and a life of steady work. Then: prison. A letter. Disappearance. Death alone in a poorhouse. His words from federal prison still echo:
“Whiskey has been my downfall.”
New today in Genealogy Circle:
genealogycircle.substack.com/p/will-morga...
“Whiskey has been my downfall.”
New today in Genealogy Circle:
genealogycircle.substack.com/p/will-morga...
A prison letter. A counterfeit charge. A family still writing.
Will Morgan’s story is more than regret.
Full story Tuesday.
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#History #Letters #HiddenLives #Genealogy #ArchiveFinds #TrueStory
Will Morgan’s story is more than regret.
Full story Tuesday.
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#History #Letters #HiddenLives #Genealogy #ArchiveFinds #TrueStory
July 19, 2025 at 6:59 PM
A prison letter. A counterfeit charge. A family still writing.
Will Morgan’s story is more than regret.
Full story Tuesday.
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#History #Letters #HiddenLives #Genealogy #ArchiveFinds #TrueStory
Will Morgan’s story is more than regret.
Full story Tuesday.
Subscribe: genealogycircle.substack.com
#History #Letters #HiddenLives #Genealogy #ArchiveFinds #TrueStory
From the tobacco barns of Stephensport to a quiet hotel room in Louisville—
In 1891, Thomas Miller never made it home.
A saloon, a head wound, a gaslight left burning.
No obituary. No clear cause.
#GenealogyCircle #HiddenHistory #Genealogy #KentuckyHistory
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In 1891, Thomas Miller never made it home.
A saloon, a head wound, a gaslight left burning.
No obituary. No clear cause.
#GenealogyCircle #HiddenHistory #Genealogy #KentuckyHistory
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What Happened to Thomas Miller?
A Kentucky tobacco man takes his business to the city and never returns
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July 17, 2025 at 3:38 PM
From the tobacco barns of Stephensport to a quiet hotel room in Louisville—
In 1891, Thomas Miller never made it home.
A saloon, a head wound, a gaslight left burning.
No obituary. No clear cause.
#GenealogyCircle #HiddenHistory #Genealogy #KentuckyHistory
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In 1891, Thomas Miller never made it home.
A saloon, a head wound, a gaslight left burning.
No obituary. No clear cause.
#GenealogyCircle #HiddenHistory #Genealogy #KentuckyHistory
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🕯️Genealogy Circle is now live.
True stories traced from probate files, newspapers, and forgotten records.
We begin with George Delaney—
A man who died in 1913 with no will, no heirs, and a mystery that lingered.
🔗 A Man Who Died With No Heirs
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True stories traced from probate files, newspapers, and forgotten records.
We begin with George Delaney—
A man who died in 1913 with no will, no heirs, and a mystery that lingered.
🔗 A Man Who Died With No Heirs
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The Man Who Died With No Heirs
A court said there was no family. But someone in Ireland thought otherwise.
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July 16, 2025 at 4:10 PM
🕯️Genealogy Circle is now live.
True stories traced from probate files, newspapers, and forgotten records.
We begin with George Delaney—
A man who died in 1913 with no will, no heirs, and a mystery that lingered.
🔗 A Man Who Died With No Heirs
open.substack.com/pub/genealog...
True stories traced from probate files, newspapers, and forgotten records.
We begin with George Delaney—
A man who died in 1913 with no will, no heirs, and a mystery that lingered.
🔗 A Man Who Died With No Heirs
open.substack.com/pub/genealog...